Lecture: Introduction to Seismology and Ground Motion Parameters
Lecture: Introduction to Seismology and Ground Motion Parameters
Lecture: Introduction to Seismology and Ground Motion Parameters
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GSC415 Winter 2013<br />
Engineering Geology II<br />
Tsunami <strong>and</strong><br />
Seiches<br />
• Tsunami: long period<br />
sea waves generated<br />
by rapid vertical<br />
displacement of water<br />
• Seiche: induced waves<br />
in enclosed bodies of<br />
water<br />
• Both can be excited by<br />
earthquakes,<br />
l<strong>and</strong>slides, volcanic<br />
eruptions, etc.<br />
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